What Joe Biden needs to do to win in 2024 – Gavin Esler asks Molly Jong-Fast

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🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Biden’s economic and immigration policies are under relentless fire from Trump and Republicans, and his approval ratings are dire – but when you look at the facts, is he really doing so badly? And what does he need to do to convince the American public to re-elect him? Gavin Esler finds out from Molly Jong-Fast, special correspondent for Vanity Fair and host of the Fast Politics podcast. Listen to Fast Politics podcast: https://fastpoliticspod.com/ • “As much as there’s so much talk about Biden's age, Biden got the last nomination BECAUSE he was old.” – Molly Jong-Fast • “American political life is so demented and deranged.” – Molly Jong-Fast • “Why are we talking about immigration? Because the economy has gotten much better … the Republicans have shifted the narrative.” – Molly Jong-Fast www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: . Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:24.8	But since Trump looks almost certain to be the Republican presidential candidate for November's election,
1:29.4	what of his almost certain Democratic Party opponent President Joe Biden.
1:33.9	What is the route this 80-something can take to a second term?
1:37.7	Can Biden stay above the dirty business of Trump mud wrestling and act presidential as commander-in-chief and what can he do to win
1:45.6	over the doubters who don't like Trump but are not keen on four more years of
1:49.8	Biden either. One thing Joe Biden is doing is raising money. I happen to be stuck behind his motorcade in Miami last week when he told Democratic Party donors that he could win Florida.
2:00.0	Well, maybe, Florida folk I talked with where, shall we say, skeptical. But for some real
2:05.8	insight into the Biden campaign, I'm delighted to be talking again with Molly Jong-fast.
2:10.4	Journalist, author, political commentator, and presenter of the excellent Fast Politics
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